Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-19

I'M AAtAA s
The uaasaoa a. ske Navll bin by she
Uuitsd sta,es ssuass. wcnsd Be r.oesvsd
b. the psouls wifb ersst enthusiasm,
were il not FOR he Deeply rooted con-
sicsion thss Il has pssssd the Uppsr
Hons oufy 10 meet disaster In the
Hoaae Of Reursasntntivsa. In the lat
q. bodv. RsnAaf and Holman are en-
gard q stranoss iuss eush wiss nnd
uasriasia bslls. ara there 4 LIKE douht
shas IA shis ea.e thsv wisl AZ vhat Is ex-
peoted Of shem.
Ana. vet. shexs can be M aoubt shsa
nsue.teuths Of the psopls Of The Upitsd
STATS favor she passage Of the Naval
bin. II the eonstituents Of fhs Cen
Qresaman ooald make themselves heard,
shs Bill wosId Be paassd Ia suite of the
opposfslon Of he false eoouomists. A.
IL il, however, Il viii probably be
called np 10 the HOUSE. by one Of iis
frisnds Who viii move for lie immediate
consideration. Holman. or some SINH
lar creature. win obiect, and il viii be
referred 20 Randall's COMMITTEES uhera.
as the session h nearing an end, IL viii
probably slumbsr quietly until the time
for action has passed.
The American people would approve
Of any reanouabla exuendtture for 4
navy OF for the sonsfruosion Of coast
dofensea. why should this Nation NOT
Be placed in position TO command the
respect to which iis greatness entities
III We have In the treasury 9 surpius,
which Congress Il unable to voss away.
however hard Il may try. Millions aEe
annually voted for the improvsmsnt Of
rivers and hsrbsrs which are unknown.
even By name, 70 che vast majority Of
the people Of The United States. Con-
eEess does not hesitate 70 vote money
fos the erection OF public buildings in
interior villages, where there d no
earthly uss for them, but Il positively
refuses 90 appropriate 9 dollar for the
construction Of forts for the protection
Of oar ssa- port cities.
Americans have q pardonabIe pride In
the achievements Of their navy. That
branch Of the service has given 70 the
Nation and 10 dsathlsss fame q long list
Of nannes-a roll extending in iIIustrioas
grandeur from Jahn Paul Jones 10 David
Glasgow FaFragut. When The Nation
has been 10 the greatest extFemities,
the achievements Of The navy have 70
peatsdly turned the tide Of var In ia
favor. The war Of 1912 would have
been an almost unbroksn series of dis.
graceful defeats, had II not been for the
brilliant victories Of the navy, which
made Of the contest at last a draws
battle. Il IL not surprising, then, that
the decay Of this branch OF the servioe
Is looked Hpon with dismay. The
Thought that, should aaother war sad
denly break upon rs, the navy, instead
Of being The shield and defense Of thu
Nation, would prove utterly useless and
would necessarily be Iest out Of eonsidl
Grafton a. faotor in the contest, Is moi
q pleasant one. The American nayy
should be what ID has been-the pride
Of the American people.
And. even If war should never come
the possession Of an adequate nav
would be anything but a disadvantae,
20 the Nation. Americans have eva
been ambitious 20 extend the oommero,
Of their country. Il has ever bsen thsii
hope that the United States will one aa,
become the great carrying nation Of th,
world--that lie vessels will be seen Of
every see and It's Dag 10 every harbor
For the realization OF this dream she,
would make great sacrifices, we're saori.
ices necessary. Yet this dream cal
never be realized exsspt BY the main
tenanee Of q navy adequats for the prs
lection Of our merchant marine. His-